Bulgaria vs Poland: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Bulgaria
0.2582 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.2468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
166th
Poland rank
167th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0114 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Poland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 166th and Poland ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4986 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3327 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.8792 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4122 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9251 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0852 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4718 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1587 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.4179 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3029 deaths per 100 live births | 0.115 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births | 0.261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0174 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 0.0114 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 166th and Poland ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .